PASTOR’S CORNER

(Editor’s Note: This column is written by a different Littlefield pastor for the Leader-News each week. The columns are published on this page on Wednesdays.)This past Sunday I was blessed to preach on the Joy of Generosity. It was based on Philippians 4:14-23.

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

State CapitalPower grid again reaches record demand The dog-day heat wave has sent power demands to new records, the Austin American-Statesman reported. With much of the state enduring an excessive heat warning, power demand peaked at 85,559 megawatts last week, breaking a record set last August.

Not a Creature Was Stirring…

It was the slowest of hot, muggy days in the thicket. Mercury in the thermometer bulged and lodged in three-digit territory. Someone said he saw a dog chasing a rabbit, and both creatures were walking.

Don’t Worry About a Thing ...

Good morning friends and family. The other day I came across this video that I’ve seen before, it is a wholesome video of a child singing a song. I gotta tell you that it always brings joy to my heart, especially hearing it come from an innocent and pure soul like a child.

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

State CapitalHeat-related deaths in Texas likely undercountedAs Texans endure the dog days of summer, experts say deaths related to heat in Texas and nationwide are likely undercounted, the Texas Standard reported.

Mort in Dreamland…

It’s a line lifted from a short poem written by Robert Gray in 1868. “Ignorance is bliss when it is folly to be wise.”Ever fresh, it is an ongoing ponderance, like whether spearmint gum retains its flavor after overnight repose on the bedpost.

HIGHLIGHTS

State CapitalPandemic relief funds for schools about to endTexas public schools received more than $19 billion in pandemic relief funds over the last four years, but that pipeline of cash will largely end on Sept. 30, The Texas Tribune reported.

PASTOR’S CORNER

I would like to take a census and see what you think about your community. I lived in Littlefield for 26 years then I moved to Lubbock, but as a pastor I continue to come here.A question that I would ask this beautiful community, why has the population gone down from 7,500 to 5,900.

Mort and His ‘Sock-Assister’…

Olympics and a Shrewd Frenchman….Critics swear that the French successfully smeared “lipstick on a pig” for a big chunk of the 2024 Olympic Games. The French, though, are used to sloughing off jokes and insults.Someone said that if they can’t find an argument to join, they’ll start one.

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

Pattern of abuse at Texas juvenile facilities A federal investigation into five state facilities concluded children in custody face excessive force, sexual abuse and a lack of vital services, The Dallas Morning News reported.